1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/mdopen.c b/mdopen.c
index 4ef9308..ad47942 100644
--- a/mdopen.c
+++ b/mdopen.c
@@ -210,7 +210,10 @@ int create_mddev(char *dev, char *name, int autof, int trustworthy,
 			char *ep;
 			if (cname[0] == 'd')
 				sp++;
-			num = strtoul(sp, &ep, 10);
+			if (isdigit(sp[0]))
+				num = strtoul(sp, &ep, 10);
+			else
+				ep = sp;
 			if (ep == sp || *ep || num < 0)
 				num = -1;
 			else if (cname[0] == 'd')